§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans his Department has to commission research into matters relating to private tenancies, with particular reference to six-month assured shorthold tenancies. [39336]
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§ Mr. RaynsfordInformation on matters relating to private tenancies, including assured shorthold tenancies, is collected on a continuous basis by theSurvey of English Housing, and reports are published annually.
The Department is currently commissioning research to investigate harassment and illegal eviction in the private rented sector and is planning, later this year, to commission research into private renters' attitudes to, and experiences of, the private rented sector. Both studies will cover private renters with assured shorthold tenancies.
Cause 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total1 Antisocial behaviour 362 408 472 428 449 394 377 365 382 339 359 350 452 5,137 Passenger ill/injured 38 42 50 54 54 29 48 54 65 53 48 41 34 610 Person on track 23 22 28 45 20 28 31 17 22 33 26 34 24 353 Driving technique 64 58 63 63 57 63 47 58 53 31 43 40 62 702 Rolling stock 1,056 1,185 1,101 1,187 1,430 1,049 1,102 1,141 1,084 927 1,101 1,014 1,166 14,543 Possession overrun 11 5 5 8 4 5 5 8 14 3 5 5 10 88 Signals/point 206 220 187 190 210 193 239 294 268 183 156 148 170 2,664 Terminus management 339 368 315 382 494 437 428 510 468 451 419 475 477 5,563 Track 45 68 67 74 60 60 48 62 70 68 77 74 60 833 Unattended luggage 72 58 41 40 41 29 29 22 36 26 22 26 37 479 All other 92 96 104 107 124 112 105 113 99 80 131 95 126 1,384 Total 2,308 2,530 2,433 2,578 2,943 2,399 2,459 2,644 2.561 2,194 2,387 2,302 2,618 32,356 1London Transport calculates statistics on the basis of four week 'periods'. The figures in the table relate to the 13 periods in the financial year 1997–98. Our Public/Private Partnership proposals will ensure that London Underground has the resources it needs to replace the worn out equipment that leads to rolling stock, signalling, and control failures.
We will also be working with London Underground to see how best to tackle the other causes of delays.